There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 104 Inspection of Sitong Village (Part )

Beside the pavilion outside Fugu City.

"Xiong Zhen, be careful all the way!" Lin Feng waved goodbye.

"Yuanshan, since you've done this to your mother-in-law, I'll go back to Taiyuan. Is it necessary to send her outside the city?" Li Xiongzhen said.

"You think I'm here to see you off? I'm going to Sitong Village to see you off by the way. By the way, you know!" Lin Feng was naturally not to be outdone.

"Haha, I understand, then I'm leaving." Li Xiongzhen said.

"and many more!"

Lin Feng took out a crystal bracelet and a letter from his arms, handed it to Li Xiongzhen and said, "Bring this to Miss Feng as well."

"Yuanshan, you are really affectionate towards Miss Feng. You have given me one gift after another. Why don't I pack it up and send it to you too?" Li Xiongzhen teased.

"Go away, hurry up and come back early to work for me." Lin Feng drove Li Xiongzhen away angrily.

On the surface, Lin Feng didn't care about this farewell, but in fact, he still valued it deeply.

After arriving in ancient times, Lin Feng truly felt the meaning of separation. The ancients did not have communication tools such as mobile phones, and the roads were not smooth. Sometimes the separation meant goodbye forever.

Therefore, the ancients generally attached great importance to farewells. The farewells that often appear in ancient poems such as breaking willows outside the city and seeing each other off in a long pavilion are all rooted in this.

After watching Li Xiongzhen leave, Lin Feng took Fang Xiaoyu and other personal guards to Sitong Village.

This is not just a talk with Li Xiongzhen. I haven’t been there for nearly a month since the heavy snow closed the mountain two years ago, so I must go up and have a look.

When we arrived at the village, the gate had been expanded to ensure that four-wheeled cargo carriages could pass through. The wall has also been reinforced, and a guard tower has been built on each side with guards on duty.

When the guard leading the team saw Lin Feng, he quickly came down to greet him and wanted to report inside.

Lin Feng stopped them and said that he could just go in by himself, and was going to check it out without saying hello.

Entering the cottage, I saw that many new houses had been built on the original vacant land, and a special area was marked out to accommodate the families of the guard members.

The mountain village, which originally seemed quite spacious, suddenly became crowded after the addition of an ordnance factory and living quarters for team members' families. However, the popularity of the mountain has also increased a lot.

Arriving at the square in front of the Shanzhai Council Hall, the guards were being divided into several groups for training.

When Fang Dashan saw that Lin Feng was coming, he immediately came up to him and said, "President, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming here so that I could greet you at the door?"

"Why are we doing this kind of welcoming and sending off? What training have you arranged for today?" Lin Feng asked.

"Group training has been arranged today. The first squadron is mainly conducting physical fitness and fighting skills training, and the second squadron is organizing gun charging and assassination training." Fang Dashan replied.

After Lin Feng listened, he said as he walked: "Let's go and have a look together."

Arriving at the training ground, Lin Feng saw that the guards had become a lot stronger. It seemed that they had eaten well this winter and everyone was training very seriously, especially the fighting training. In such a cold day, everyone had their heads covered with training. Sweating.

"Da Shan, your escort team must train seriously and keep up with the security. Team members must change their clothes in time after training to avoid catching cold and getting sick." Lin Feng ordered.

"Understood, we have always paid attention to this aspect." Fang Dashan responded.

"Reporting to the president, our No. 2 Squadron is organizing gun charging training, please check it out!" Song Jilie, who was transferred to replace Wang Qin, reported.

"Okay, Ji Lie, you can continue organizing training." Lin Feng responded. Almost half of the officers and soldiers of the Second Squadron now have fire blunderbuss, and they are working in pairs, taking turns filling the gunpowder into the blunderbuss. This speed is related to the shooting speed in war, so they need to be practiced well.

Lin Feng saw that everyone had become more proficient in training, so he left after a few words of praise.

Then the group came to the ordnance factory. Zhao Zhixin was leading a group of craftsmen to test the newly built steam engine prototype. They were so engrossed that they didn't even see Lin Feng and the others come in.

Lin Feng walked closer and saw a slightly rough-looking steam engine placed on the test bench. Zhao Zhixin was directing Kong Bin of his technical team to make final adjustments before the test.

"You guys made the prototype so quickly." Lin Feng said.

"Ah, President, you are here. We are preparing to conduct a start-up test, and I just want you to come and check it." Zhao Zhixin then raised his head and replied.

Lin Feng took a look and saw that Zhao Zhixin had an unkempt beard and a haggard face. It seemed that he had been thinking about it for a long time without eating or sleeping.

"Then let's try it first, Zhixin, you have to balance work and rest when doing research and development, don't let your body collapse." Lin Feng said.

"Hey, isn't this interesting? Be sure to pay attention next time. Then let's get started. Let's start." Zhao Zhixin ordered.

Another technical backbone, Li Yingyuan, added a few shovels of coal to the furnace of the steam engine and lit it. Zhao Zhixin and Kong Bin stared at the piston and wheel nervously.

As the temperature of the furnace increases, water vapor gradually emerges. After a while, the piston was pushed up and drove the runner through the connecting rod.

One lap, two laps...

The runner rotates faster and faster, and sparks are generated at the joints of the bearing shaft.

"Cool down, release steam!" Zhao Zhixin gave two commands in succession, and then the piston movement gradually slowed down, and the wheel also began to slow down.

"Heat up, add load." Zhao Zhixin ordered again.

Li Yingyuan added a shovelful of coal to the furnace, and Kong Bin connected the loaded belt to the runner.

The piston movement obviously became difficult, and the steam leaked more and more. After a while, the runner could no longer move.

Zhao Zhixin observed it and said: "Cool down and stop."
  "Yes, this prototype already has the basic functions." Lin Feng praised.

"President, there are still many problems to be solved, especially how to control the rotation speed of the runner. It is too slow to solely rely on the furnace temperature to control the reaction." Zhao Zhixin said.

"You can design a gear transmission to solve this problem." Lin Feng briefly explained the principle of the gear transmission to them.

"President, your idea is so ingenious. This way we can freely control the speed of the wheel, which will be much more convenient for practical use." Zhao Zhixin said.

"Haha, what I'm telling you is just the principle. It's up to you to figure out how to implement it." Lin Feng said to them.

"Thank you for your guidance. With the theory you gave us, we will be confident that we can build a practical steam engine in the next step." Zhao Zhixin responded.

"There is also the problem of steam leakage after adding load, which proves that our sealing ring is not tight enough and needs to continue testing. In addition, special attention should be paid to the lubrication of the runner bearing." Lin Feng continued.

"Understood, we will study and solve them one by one." Zhao Zhixin replied.

"Okay, the test of the steam engine has come to an end. Let's find a place to sit down and tell us about the situation of the escort team." Lin Feng must have a comprehensive understanding of the situation when he comes.

　It’s still reliable to climb the technology tree.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)